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Operation Homecoming

Jessie Higa, volunteer base historian, lower middle, and students from Hanalani High School pose with members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 907, and former prisoners of war retired Navy Capt. Jerry Coffee and retired Chief Warrant Officer Bill Thomas, at the Operation Homecoming Memorial Rededication Ceremony at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, on Oct. 7, 2013. (U.S. Air Force photo/Wiley Moore)

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Operation Homecoming

Members of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 907 salute the newly dedicated Operation Homecoming memorial at the rededication ceremony at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, on Oct. 7, 2013. The ceremony was to commemorate and pay tribute to the American spirit, teamwork, optimism, courage and sacrifice of those who were held as prisoners of war during the Vietnam War. (U.S. Air Force photo/Wiley Moore)

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Operation Homecoming

Bryan Ewing Jr, a junior at Hanalani High School, places a flower petal in front of the newly built Operation Homecoming memorial at the rededication ceremony at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, on Oct. 7, 2013. In addition to partnering with the Hickam Chief’s Group and Top Three to make a financial donation, Ewing and his fellow classmates designed and constructed the new memorial as part of a community service project. (U.S. Air Force photo/Wiley Moore)

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Operation Homecoming

Retired Capt. Jerry Coffee, former Vietnam prisoner of war, speaks during the rededication ceremony of the Operation Homecoming memorial at the rededication ceremony at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, on Oct. 7, 2013. Coffee was among the 591 POWs returned home between Feb. 12 to April 1, 1974, after the U.S. and the Democratic Republic of Vietnam signed the peace treaty which ended the Vietnam War. (U.S. Air Force photo/Wiley Moore)

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Operation Homecoming

Retired Capt. Jerry Coffee, former Vietnam prisoner of war, places a lei on the new Operation Homecoming memorial at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, on Oct. 7, 2013. Coffee, who was a POW for seven years and nine days, spoke about his time in prison and encouraged the ceremony’s attendees to never forget the contributions of the Vietnam veterans. (U.S. Air Force photo/Wiley Moore)

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Remembrance Run

Capt. Michael Kerschbaum 96th Airlift Refueling Squadron KC-135 pilot, keeps moving during a 24-hour prisoners of war/missing in action remembrance run at Earhart Field, on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Sept. 19, 2013. Multiple base organizations participated in the 24-hour run in one hour increments, but Kerschbaum instead chose to run the entire 24-hours as a show of personal sacrifice. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jerome S. Tayborn)

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Remembrance Run

Capt. Michael Kerschbaum 96th Airlift Refueling Squadron KC-135 pilot, left, leads the pack during a 24-hour prisoners of war/missing in action run at Earhart Field, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Sept. 19, 2013. Kerschbaum vowed to run 100 miles or for 24 hours whichever came first, in honor and memoriam of all the POW/MIAs. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jerome S. Tayborn)

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flu prevention

From left to right, Col. John Roscoe, 15th Wing commander, Col. Terry Scott, 15th Wing vice commander, Chief Master Sgt. Leslie Bramlett, 15th Wing command chief, U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Mishell Miyashiro, Navy Health Clinic Hawaii Preventive Medicine (NHCH), Staff Sgt. Aimee Braxton, 15th Medical Operations Squadron NCO in Charge of immunizations, and U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Miguel May NHCH, prepare to administer flu vaccinations to 15 WG senior leaders at 15th Wing headquarter building, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Sept. 4, 2013. Influenza is a serious disease that can lead to hospitalization and sometimes even death. Influenza symptoms are headaches, dry coughs, fatigue and weakness, nasal congestion, and aching muscles. Every flu season is different, and influenza infection can affect people differently. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jerome S. Tayborn)

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flu prevention

From left to right, U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman Second Class Mishell Miyashiro from the Navy Health Clinic Hawaii Preventive Medicine (NHCH), Col. John Roscoe, 15th Wing commander, Col. Terry Scott, 15th Wing vice commander, U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman Second Class Miguel May, Chief Master Sgt. Leslie Bramlett, 15th Wing command chief, and Staff Sgt. Aimee Braxton, 15th Medical Operations Squadron NCO in Charge of immunizations prepare to administer flu vaccinations to 15 WG senior leaders at 15th Wing headquarter building, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Sept. 4, 2013. An annual seasonal flu vaccine (either the flu shot or the nasal-spray flu vaccine) is the best way to reduce the chances that you will get seasonal flu and lessen the chance that you will spread it to others. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jerome S. Tayborn)

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Let there be sight

Tech. Sgt. Chris Hart, 647th Force Support Squadron unit training manager, recovers after a surgery to remove cancerous melanoma from his eye on Aug. 8. (Courtesy photo)

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Let there be sight

From left to right: This picture shows Tech. Sgt. Chris Hart, 647th Force Support Squadron unit training manager's eye before and after his surgery to remove cancerous melanoma. Hart received treatment at the University of California, San Francisco on Aug. 8 and is currently recovering in the local area. (Courtesy photo)

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Let there be sight

This picture shows Technical Sgt. Chris Hart, 647th Force Support Squadron unit training manager's eye after his surgery to remove cancerous melanoma. Hart received treatment at the University of California, San Francisco on Aug. 8 and is currently recovering in the local area. (Courtesy photo)

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POW/MIA Remembrance

Members of the Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Honor Guard team perform a 21-gun salute in honor of national prisoners of war/missing in action recognition ceremony at the Missing Man Formation, JBPHH, Hawaii, Sept. 20, 2013. The custom stems from a naval tradition, where a warship would fire its cannons harmlessly out to sea, until all ammunition was spent, to show that it was disarmed, signifying the lack of hostile intent. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jerome S. Tayborn)

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POW/MIA Remembrance

Former prisoner of war, retired Col. Henry Fowler, right, and Col. John Roscoe, 15th Wing commander, left place a remembrance wreath at Missing Man Formation, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, during the POW/MIA remembrance ceremony, Sept. 20, 2013. The gift of flowers at a memorial site is a ritual that occurs around the world, understood in every culture. The floral tributes at funerals bespeak both the beauty and the brevity of life and evoke memories of other days. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jerome S. Tayborn)

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POW/MIA Remembrance

Col. John Roscoe, 15th Wing commander addresses the audience at the prisoners of war/missing in action remembrance ceremony at Missing Man Formation, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Sept. 20, 2013. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jerome S. Tayborn)

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POW/MIA Remembrance

Members of the 15th Wing stand in formation during the prisoners of war/missing in action remembrance ceremony at the Missing Man Formation on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Sept. 20, 2013. The Mission of the 15th Wing is to develop and sustain combat-ready Airmen, in partnership with the total force, to provide global mobility, global reach, precision engagement, and agile combat support ANYTIME, ANYWHERE. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jerome S. Tayborn)

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POW/MIA Remembrance

A Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam C-17 Globemaster III flies past the prisoners of war/missing in action flag pole during the POW/MIA remembrance ceremony at Missing Man Formation, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Sept. 20, 2013. The C-17 Globemaster III is the newest, most flexible cargo aircraft to enter the airlift force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jerome S. Tayborn)

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POW/MIA Remembrance

Former prisoner of war, retired Col. Henry Fowler describes his 2,157 days he spent in captivity in Hoa Lo Prison, infamously know as Hanoi Hilton, during the POW/MIA remembrance ceremony at Missing Man Formation, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Sept. 20, 2013. Fowler was an F-4 Phantom pilot deployed to Vietnam when his plane was struck and was forced to eject from his aircraft, and was subsequently y captured as a POW. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jerome S. Tayborn)

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POW/MIA Remembrance

15th Wing personnel, 25th Air Support Operations Squadron, and guests bow their heads in respect and listen to the invocation during the prisoners of war/missing in action remembrance ceremony at Missing Man Formation, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Sept. 20, 2013. More than 300 Airmen/Sailors and guest attended the somber event. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jerome S. Tayborn)

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POW/MIA Remembrance

Senior Airman Devin Rivas Martin, vocalist from the Pacific Air Forces Band of the Pacific, sings the national anthem during the POW/MIA remembrance ceremony at Missing Man Formation, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Sept. 20, 2013. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jerome S. Tayborn)

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